Element record L11816 - Worked stone from Farndon Fields

Summary

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Unknown)

Location

Grid reference SK 78099 52200 (point)
Map sheet SK75SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Farndon, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three pieces of worked stone recovered; a broken annular object, possibly a fragment of loom weight, a whetstone with 'V' grooves on each side, and a fragment which may represent a whetstone fashioned on a fragment of ground stone axe. (1)
Grid ref centred for study area.
See L11808 for neolithic and bronze age finds (including this axe), L11811 for Pa flints and further cross references.


<1> Wessex Archæology, Oct 1995, Farndon Fields, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire Archaeological Evaluation. Fieldwalking, auger survey and test pitting, p 7 (Unpublished document). SNT2269.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archæology. Oct 1995. Farndon Fields, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire Archaeological Evaluation. Fieldwalking, auger survey and test pitting. p 7.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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